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AD Member Soared 30% in 2021 to Record Total
The group's net distributions grew by even more, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time ever.
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AD Adds 2 to 2022 Board of Directors
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L-R, top to bottom): Network founder Caroline Ebeid kicked off the encore AD Canada Women in Industry session and hosted panelists Shelley Vallee-Ewing (Co-Founder at Women in HVACR Canada), Renee Lytle (CFO at E.B. Horsman & Son), Carol McGlogan (President & CEO at Electro-Federation Canada), Meena Bajwa (Country Senior Director - Marketing at Schneider Electric), Kaity Harper (AD Associate at AD Canada), Eric Tordjman (Co-Owner at Mercury Lighting), Diana Di Carlo (Sales & Operations Manager at Desco Plumbing & Heating Supply), Haly Baran (Marketing Coordinator at AD Canada), and Rob Dewar (President at AD Canada).
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AD Canada’s Women in Industry Network Reaches New Heights
The initiative held an encore kickoff session during AD's recent virtual Industrial & Safety summit. Here's a recap.
December 17, 2021
L-R, top to bottom: Caroline Ebeid and Rob Dewar of AD Canada kicked off the Women in Industry session and hosted panelists Marie-Claude Desrochers (Equipements Industriels Joliette), Cara Backman (Franklin Empire), Shelley Vallee-Ewing (Vista), Carol McGlogan (Electro-Federation Canada), Suzanne Jackson (3M), Kelly Robertson (Safety Express), Mary-Anne Damerchie (Synergy Mortgage Group), Zoey Taylor (Riverside Millwork Group), Caitlin Cocchi (AD) and Haly Baran (AD Canada).
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AD Canada Launches Women in Industry Network
The initiative aims at fostering the empowerment and development of women in underrepresented industries within AD Canada’s divisions.
December 3, 2021
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Recapping AD's Industrial & Safety-Canada Division Supplier Summit
Over Nov. 15-19, the division's second 2021 Supplier Summit virtually reunited over 700 participants from member and supplier organizations.
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AD Member Sales Up Record 34% Through First 9 Months of 2021
Net distributions to its members were even better at up 41% from a year earlier.
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Recapping AD's 2021 Safety Network Partnership Conference
It was the first partnership conference for Safety Network, AD's newest division, since it joined the buying group in January.
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Recapping AD's 2021 Industrial & Safety-US North American Meeting
Despite ongoing market challenges, division president Mike Carr said AD member purchases from suppliers are up 26% over last year.
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Recapping AD’s 2021 Bearings & PT Network Meeting
The Bearings & Power Transmission Division is expected to see total sales of $4.9 billion in 2021, an increase of 23% from 2020.
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About 300 participants attended AD's 5th annual eCommerce summit.
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Recapping AD's 2021 eCommerce Summit
About 300 participants gathered for the in-person event, which spoke to a new trend among distributor members: more companies ready to harness next-level tools and accelerate their growth.
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Net distributions to AD distributor members were even higher.
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Recapping AD's Industrial & Safety-Canada 2021 Spring Virtual Conference
The 10-day event brought together 90 distributor members and 105 suppliers for over 1,700 one-on-one meetings aimed at fostering networking and growth.
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